After word of the proposal spread to public schools families in Greenwich, there was a strong response on social media. Continue Reading →
Possible Brunswick Indoor Sports Facility Hits Snag: Limited FAR on East Side of King Street
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Tom Heagney
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P&Z Response to New Berkley Office Proposal that “Moves” Non-Conformities: “It’s not a coupon”
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The P&Z commissioners again took issue with “moving non-conformities” from property to property. Neighbors said based on noise from mechanicals at the existing Berkley building at 475 Steamboat Rd, they were fearful about noise from the proposed office building. That said, the current noise does not violate the town noise ordinance. There was discussion about possibly revising the noise ordinance. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Davenport Ave, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins, Peter Lowe, Steamboat Road
Greenwich P&Z Approves Mason St 8-30g with Significant Modifications
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Modifications include no commercial uses, except those pre-existing at 405 Greenwich Avenue. Also, below market condos must be sized at 90% of market rate condos. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Arn Welles, Bruce Park Ave, Dennis Yeskey
Application for 13-Unit, 3-Story Building with 2 Workforce Units in Glenville Hangs in the Balance
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Attorney Heagney warned developers could bypass the town’s 6-110 regulation in favor of Connecticut’s state affordable housing statute 8-30g.
“If you are going to discourage developers from using 6-110 in this fashion, then generally the developments will become larger because there is no point of working within the local regulation when you have a state statute that deals with it differently,” Heagney said. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 9 Glenville Street, Adele Rota, Angelus Drive, Anne Noel Jones, Dennis Yeskey, Glenville
P&Z Watch – Mason St 8-30g Elephants in the Room: Inclusion of Retail & Comparability of Units
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P&Z commission chair Alban and attorney Tim Hollister disagreed on whether 8-30g can include retail.
Ms Alban said the history of the site was car dealership.
“You have not had retail, unless you consider a car dealership retail, which we don’t.”
“Car dealerships have a retail component. You can buy your antifreeze there,” Hollister said.
“The use isn’t classified by most towns as a retail use,” Alban said. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, afforable condos, affordable housing, Bruce Park Ave, Dennis Yeskey
Greenwich Planning & Zoning Unanimously Denies 8-30g at Former Honda Dealer
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Commissioner Nick Macri referred to a proposed “socioeconomic bifurcation” as “a return to days gone by.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, Honda, Josh Caspi, Margarita Alban, Mason Street, Nick Macri
P&Z Watch: 92-Unit Mason Street 8-30g Issues Include Storm Water Drainage, Environmental Justice, Equity & Nonconformities
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Commissioner Dennis Yeskey shared concern about having two buildings – one with mostly the affordable units and one with mostly luxury condos. He said that posed an issue of equity for residents. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Bruce Park Ave, Caspi Development, Greenwich Planning & Zoning
P&Z Watch: Is 92-Unit 8-30g “The Missing Tooth” in the Fabric of Downtown Greenwich?
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The commission said they were unsure that existing legal non-conformities would carry over to a new development because while non-conformities travel with a property, when 9 properties are merged, the legal non-conformities might cease to exist. There were also concerns about the optics of developing affordable housing on a contaminated site. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Andrew Collins, Bernie Adler, Bruce Park Ave
P&Z Watch: 8-30g Application on Mason St – “A Cavernous Effect on the Street”
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The P&Z commission noted that while 8-30g waived regs on setbacks for residential, it says nothing about commercial. The application includes retail in both buildings. There were still concerns about a condo building separate from affordable building, as well as height and mass. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, DEEP, Dennis Yeskey, Honda, Josh Caspi, Margarita Alban
Greenwich P&Z Hones in on Sewerage Discharge Agreement with New York for Proposed 8-30g on King Street
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The 217-bed Greenwich Woods skilled nursing home would be replaced with a five-story, 215 unit, 394 bedroom, 8-30g affordable housing development with 30% of the units designated “affordable.” Of concern for the P&Z commission was the property’s sewer is provided from Westchester County who calculated the new development would exceed the agreed of 50,000 gallons per day. Also its 2064 expiration might come before the 40 year deed restriction for the 8-30g affordable units. Continue Reading →